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[Gracexie]

'Mary and Kate don't like doing barbecues.' 'What about asking Tim to do the barbecue?'

Is it appropriate to say 'do a barbecue'?

Thanks!

[Anuradha Chepur]

You may say that.

[myprofe]

Of course you can say "do a barbecue" or "do a meal" and it would be correct but it is more common to say "have a barbecue" and "have a meal".

Check for yourselves:

Barbecue - http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=%22do+a+barbecue%22&word2=%22have+a+barbecue%22

Meal - http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=%22do+a+meal%22&word2=%22have+a+meal%22
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